By using SharpKeys, you can modify the Windows Registry. By doing so you will be able to remap keys, you will be able to change what happens when you press a certain key. For example, you can set it so that pressing F2 is the same as pressing the right Windows/Start button. Choose what you want the keys to do and SharpKeys will write it to the Windows Registry.

SharpKeys works with any Windows edition from Windows 2000 onward. To start working with SharpKeys you will have to go through a standard installation procedure: download an installer (a 475Kb MSI installer), run it, follow the onscreen instructions presented by a setup wizard.

All remapped keys are presented as a list on the application’s interface. At the bottom there are several buttons: add more entries to the list, edit existing entries, delete and delete all entries, write remapped keys to the registry, close the application.

Say you want to remap the F2 key to right Start/Windows. First up, you will have to launch the application and click the Add button located in the lower left hand corner. From the list to the left, you must select the F2 key; or save yourself the trouble and just click Type Key and press F2. From the list to the right, you must select the right Start/Windows button; or use the Type Key button and do things a lot faster. Once you’re done with that, you must hit the Write to Registry button and then you must log out or reboot for the change to take effect.

Easily map a key to another key with SharpKeys, a Registry hack for Windows-powered machines.

Pros Getting SharpKeys up and running on a Windows PC will not take long. Mapping keys is a very straightforward matter. SharpKeys will map a key to another key and will remap more than one key to one single key. SharpKeys is freeware.